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Auction 146 25 Apr 2018
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Roman Imperial Coins
ANCIENT COINS, Hadrian (117-138), As, Rome, 119-21, laureate bust right, drapery on shoulder, rev. pont max tr pot cos iii, Britannia seated facing, holding sceptre, shield at right, britannia in exergue, 12.12g (RIC 577b; C 197; Sear 3676; S 637A). Surfaces somewhat rough, otherwise fine, green patina, rare £90-120
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Provenance: Bt CNG September 1996.
This is the first representation of Britannia on Roman coinage and commemorates victories in Britain over the Brigantes in the early years of Hadrian's reign
ANCIENT COINS, Hadrian (117-138), As, Rome, 119-21, laureate bust right, drapery on shoulder, rev. pont max tr pot cos iii, Britannia seated facing, holding sceptre, shield at right, britannia in exergue, 12.12g (RIC 577b; C 197; Sear 3676; S 637A). Surfaces somewhat rough, otherwise fine, green patina, rare £90-120
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Provenance: Bt CNG September 1996.
This is the first representation of Britannia on Roman coinage and commemorates victories in Britain over the Brigantes in the early years of Hadrian's reign